In an interview with the Street Shooter podcast, Trump emphasized that he could immediately end the war with Iran, but at the request of countries in the region, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, he allowed the current situation to continue under pressure from the United States.
Trump said that these Middle Eastern countries have invested trillions of dollars in America and the United States should protect them.
Trump has called the Islamic Republic an "evil empire" that has killed more than 75,000 protesters in Iran and stressed that Tehran is collapsing due to Washington's continued pressure.